The Bigger Picture Behind DC’s Latest Moves
DC announced a few more cancellations and creator switches yesterday. That's not unusual in the days leading up to releasing the next batch of...
DC Creator Switches Roundup – OR – This Month’s Musical Chairs
Another month, another set of creative changes at DC. This time they're announcing them via their column at CBR. Here's the rundown of...
Justice League movie reportedly beset by usual WB woes
It was not a very good day for DC comics yesterday. Not only did their editor in chief and executive editor engage in a humiliating display of Kool-Aid fueled happy talk with enough papering over to remodel Versailles, but a whole new round of enthusiasm-sapping rumors about the Justice League movie made the rounds The word this time: Will Beall's script sucks and has to be scraped before a decent director can be hired. Juicy rumors abound:
The Safe Haven of Batman
Some early morning ramble to go with your coffee. While all around us creators are struggling with editors, artists are flying from one series...
Sales Postmortem on DC’s Cancelled Titles
January sales stats will be out soon, but let's take a look at where books in DC's latest (and relatively large - 11.5% of...
DC Cancel Six Titles, Fire More Writers
What a day. It's been revealed that May will see six more DC titles cancelled, being Deathstroke, Hawkman, Team 7, Firestorm, Ravagers, and Sword of Sorcery. Some...
Marvel/Hyperion Announce YA Novels Based on Rogue, She-Hulk
A curious but interesting move today, as Marvel and Hyperion have just announced that they will be releasing a series of YA novels this...
When you stare into the longbox, it stares back at you
I've been busy lately, sorting and boxing up well over a decade's worth of comics. Having spent extended periods of time in 4 different...
Kick-Watcher: Raised by Raptors, Gumshoes 4 Hire, Ultrasylvania Vol. 2
I'm glad the holidays are over and everyone is off their ass making back to making some comic books. Something's in the water or there just are some great project with a lot of heart and soul. We have some bright new faces, an industry favorite and a successful project manager looking for repeated success.
Amanda Conner’s Variant Cover for X-Men #2
Marvel's solicitations for May are sneaking out, but the first thing that caught my attention - Amanda Conner providing art for Marvel, in the...
Siegel and Shuster attorney to court: It’s over
News reports are circulating that the Siegel and Shuster heirs have asked the lower court to dismiss DC's copyright lawsuits. What actually happened is...
Changes at Diamond Management: Wurzer to replace retiring Schanes
A big change at Diamond executive team as VP of Purchasing Bill Schanes is stepping down after 27 years. He'll be replaced by Jon Wurzer, who as Executive Director of Purchasing has been responsible for day to day purchasing decisions for the last 12 years. Schanes will remain in an advisory capacity through 2013.
